Exile III: Ruined World

  Hints most often requested - taken from the official FAQ v1.0

2.0 I have a question in Upper Exile or Krizsan Province.
2.1 I can't find the fifth pool in the slime pit. There's this
hall of statues I can't do anything in.
2.2 How do I destroy the northern golem tower?
2.3 The quickfire in the basement of the Filth Factory keeps
killing me.  How do I escape it?
2.4 The Tower of Zkal is ridiculous. How do I get through it?
2.5 I killed a vampire, and his spirit keeps tormenting me. How do
I get it to stop?
2.6 How do I stop being addicted to Skribbane Herb?
2.7 I did missions, but 'X' and Solberg don't give me spells. Why?
2.8 How does time passing work? If I'm too slow, will I not be
able to finish the game?



2.0 I have a question in the first 2 chapters.

Run the file "Exile III Docs/Order Form." In the back is a
mini-hint book for the first two chapters. This should answer most
of your questions.

2.1 I can't find the fifth pool in the slime pit. There's this
hall of statues I can't do anything in.

Do a very thorough search of the east wall of the hall of statues
for secret passages.

2.2 How do I destroy the northern golem spire?

This spire can only be reached from inside the Tower of Shifting
Floors. First, get to the control panel on the second floor, and
press the Belt Alpha and Belt Beta buttons (and ONLY these
buttons). Go down to the basement. Climb up to the main floor, and
climb down the stairway again (back into the basement). Leave the
basement to the north, and you'll be by the northern golem spire.

2.3 The quickfire in the basement of the Filth Factory keeps
killing me.  How do I escape it?

There's a stairway up outside the rings of trash. Move there as
quickly as possible.

2.4 The Tower of Zkal is ridiculous. How do I get through it?

This was designed to be a very obnoxious, and completely optional
dungeon. Feel free to leave.

2.5 I killed a vampire, and his spirit keeps tormenting me. How do
I get it to stop?

Go back to the tower where you found him, and get to the crystal
hidden at the west end of the dungeon. Destroy it. If you can't
reach the crystal, because you attacked the vampire before
accepting his challenge, you're out of luck.

2.6 How do I stop being addicted to Skribbane Herb?

Just wait, and don't take any more. The symptoms fade eventually.

2.7 I did missions, but 'X' and Solberg don't give me spells. Why?

Only one of the two gives you spells for any one act. Solberg
gives you spells for wiping out the Slimes or Roaches, and X gives
you spells for taking out the troglodytes and golems. Also, if
you've already obtained the spells they give you, they give you
nothing.

2.8 How does time passing work? If I'm too slow, will I not be
able to finish the game?

As time passes, towns crumble. People become refugees. Others die.
However, it never becomes impossible to finish the game. You never
stop being able to buy food, or identification. The important NPCs
never die.

However, I suggest having a pretty strong party by around Day 170
or so. Why? Well, I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. :-)

















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